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224341 F/Sgt. Arthur Henry Winters Royal Canadian Air Force 37 Squadron from:Mahone Bay, NS, Canada (d.20th May 1943 ) Arthur Winters served in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) as a wireless operator-air gunner and flew with 37 Squadron of the Royal Air Force. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Sidney Winters of Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia. Prior to going to war Arthur was the assistant station master in Chester. Arthur was killed during the Battle of Crete. The German army invaded the Greek island of Crete on 20 May 1942 using a large force of paratroopers. Flt-Sgt Winters was aboard a Wellington bomber that was dispatched from North Africa to provide bombing support to the defending British, Greek, Australian and New Zealand troops on the island. Winters' aircraft was shot down and crashed into the Mediterranean Sea. His body was never recovered and he is commemorated on the Mahone Bay cenotaph and on the Alamien War Memorial in Egypt. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**